Survivorship Necklaces $150

The vintage-influenced Survivorship Necklace incorporates a delicate chain in sterling silver with a spherical pendant, cushioned by sparkling rondelles. You can customize the necklace by length and choice of various rhinestone rondelle colors. As much as fifty percent of the proceeds from each Survivorship Necklace sold will go directly to the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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Coral Necklace $48

Not only is this necklace just too lovely, BUT each purchase creates awareness and funding for SeaWeb's "Too Precious to Wear" campaign. GOSH! Who says you can't do everything!!

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Kate Spade Hand in Hand Pull Through Scarf $125 They worked with war survivors in bosnia through their hand in hand program, a partnership with women for women international, to create this pull-through scarf. Not too long, not too short, it is proportioned perfectly for effortless winter styling.
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FEED 1 Bag, $60 The FEED 1 bag is a stylish, well-designed reversible burlap and 100% organic cotton bag that has a mighty mission - to help raise awareness and funds for child hunger. Thanks to lots of incredible customer support, they have been able to FEED over 40,000 children for a year in school and counting! Support FEED and the World Food Program's school feeding operations in 74 countries by BUYING A FEED 1 BAG NOW.

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FEED 5 Bear $60 The FEED 5 bear, is an adorable teddy bear made of 100% plush organic cotton and natural burlap, and is approximately 16" tall. FEED Projects has partnered with Teddy Share, a charitable bear company, to create the FEED bears. Each FEED 5 bear that is sold will provide Plumpy'Nut^®, a high nutrient paste, to 5 children under the age of 5 years old through the non-profit organization Industrial Revelation.
Feedprojects.org

Help support the cause and make a donation to Global Green today to receive your FREE Think Earth Tee! Donate $15 or more. Unisex regular-fit short-sleeved tee with Think Earth graphic. Made with eco-heather, a uniquely imperfect blend of organic cotton, recycled polyester, and naturally occurring rayon. 100% of net proceeds from this super-soft, vintage-style tee benefit the environmental nonprofit Global Green USA.

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Original watercolor fashion Illustrations by Laura Su, $20-4610% of proceeds go to Fashion For All (www.fashionforall.org).   prismeradesign.com

Salt and Pepper shakers, $12 Add a little whimsy to your holiday tale setting.

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Rope Toys, Coco the elephant and Jerry the giraffe, $14-16 Adorable and geniusly designed rope toys by Jax and Bones

are available with donations to The Rescue Train.

Rock to adopt t-shirt, $35 My personal favorite and the group that I vounteer for:Part of The Rescue Train’s mission is to be a voice for the homeless dogs and cats in the world. The cool new "Rock To Adopt" shirts get the message across! Not to mention 100% of the proceeds go directly to the animals in The Rescue Train’s care!

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OR JUST GIVE  for the better good:

For just a click, no cash, you can help feed animals at, theanimalrescuesite.com. SO CLICK IT EVERYDAY.

If you can't volunteer your time with a hammer and nails give to habitatforhumanity,org so others may mvoe into a new home and shelter their family.

For just, $1 you can feed four children breakfast in Tanzania through gocampaign.org, a non-profit run wiht the help of kids from the United States.

Through charitywater.org, a $20 gift can provide one person with clean, safe drinking water for 20 years, and a $100 gift can give a family of 5 clean water for 20 years. 100% of your donation will directly fund freshwater projects in developing nations.

For $20 you can get lifesaving malaria medication to 10 children by donating at savethechildren.org.

Sponsoring a care package and including a personal message provides individuals with a way to touch the lives of our deployed troops around the world. For every $25 donation you make, the USO will send a care package with both needed and requested items valued at approximately $75 to a deployed service member.  Log onto, www.uso.org/donate/custom.aspx

Grumble:
Advertising billboards not only litter our minds but also our streets.  A bit too dramatic? 

Sure, sometimes billboards are worth it all because they’re uber sexy -- you remember Marky Marky's Calvin Klein billboard from the 80s and “Smith” from Sex and the City's!  Absolutely heart palpitating.  But, sometimes billboards are just… well, advertising that’s going to have a short run and then wind up in the landfill.  Like I said, litter, rubbish, garbage.

Goodness:
Thanks to the gurus at Green Guru, that would-be billboard waste is now fodder for bag, wallets, goggle straps and pouches.  Here's how it works... it's pretty dang simple.

Still pretty simple!

Go:
Surf on over to Green Guru and check out their RAD Billboard Series surfboard bag and small deluxe messenger bag which only cost $100 each.  They’re loaded with cool colors and no two are alike because none of US are alike…  not even Octomom’s spawn.

They also have hemp bags which are majorly on sale right now, so buy up if you’re crunchy.

If you are related to Darth Vader, then perhaps the Blow Out Series is more your speed?  As the name would suggest, these pouches, straps, wallets and bags are made of black rubber from bomber truck and tractor inner tubes, so you know they can withstand some SERIOUS abuse.  The Vulcar bag is $150, but suffice it to say, you’ll never wear it out, so it should last you a lifetime!  The wallet is only $25.

Why should you care?  Because lIfe starts to happen when the rubber meets the road... so get livin'.



Tracy Metro (and yes, Metro IS her real name!) is a TV host who was eco-chic before eco and chic were even hyphenated! Wanna learn more about this eco-conut? Grab a fare card and go for a ride at www.tracymetro.com